We went back to the castle, and as we parted Jane said timidly: "I am
glad I told you, Edwin; glad it is over."
She had evidently dreaded it; but--I was glad, too; very glad. Then I
went to bed.
_CHAPTER XVII_
_The Elopement_
Whatever the king might think, I knew Lord Wolsey would quickly enough
guess the truth when he heard that the princess was missing, and would
have a party in pursuit. The runaways, however, would have at least
twenty-four hours the start, and a ship leaves no tracks. When Mary
left me she was perhaps two-thirds of a league from the rendezvous,
and night was rapidly falling. As her road lay through a dense forest
all the way, she would have a dark, lonely ride of a few minutes, and
I was somewhat uneasy for that part of the journey. It had been agreed
that if everything was all right at the rendezvous, Mary should turn
loose her horse, which had always been stabled at Berkeley Castle and
would quickly trot home. To further emphasize her safety a thread
would be tied in his forelock.
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